2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship
Ice hockey tournament in Zug, Switzerland
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The 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 16th IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 6–14 January 2024 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 141 (6.41 per game) |
| Attendance | 10,858 (494 per game) |
| Scoring leader | |
| Awards | |
| MVP | Chloe Primerano |
Top Division
The Top Division tournament was played in Zug, Switzerland, from 6 to 14 January 2024.[1]
Match officials
Ten referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.[2]
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | +28 | 9 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
| 6 January 2024 12:00 | Finland | 3–2 (0–1, 1–1, 2–0) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 214 |
| [Game reference 1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Kerttu Kuja-Halkola | Goalies | Aneta Šenková | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||
| 20 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||
| 6 January 2024 20:00 | Canada | 11–0 (3–0, 6–0, 2–0) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 473 |
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| Hannah Clark | Goalies | Hannah Loist Miriam Siebert | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 68 | Shots | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 January 2024 16:00 | Finland | 6–0 (2–0, 0–0, 4–0) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 312 |
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| Kerttu Kuja-Halkola | Goalies | Hannah Loist | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 37 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 46 | Shots | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 January 2024 20:00 | Czechia | 1–8 (0–1, 1–4, 0–3) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 346 |
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| Sára Valérie Ševčíková | Goalies | Rhyah Stewart | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 18 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 January 2024 16:00 | Germany | 1–6 (0–3, 1–0, 0–3) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 123 |
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| Hannah Loist | Goalies | Aneta Šenková | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Shots | 46 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 January 2024 20:00 | Canada | 10–0 (2–0, 3–0, 5–0) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 346 |
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| Hannah Clark | Goalies | Kerttu Kuja-Halkola Lilia Huovinen | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 4 min | Penalties | 12 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 58 | Shots | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 9 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best-ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament
(H) Host
| 6 January 2024 16:00 | Sweden | 6–1 (3–0, 1–0, 2–1) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 1,128 |
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| Maja Helge | Goalies | Talina Benderer | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 38 | Shots | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 January 2024 12:00 | United States | 7–1 (0–1, 1–0, 6–0) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 378 |
| [Game reference 8] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Layla Hemp | Goalies | Lívia Debnárová Mariana Sumegová | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 14 min | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 63 | Shots | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 January 2024 16:00 | Slovakia | 3–6 (1–2, 2–1, 0–3) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 193 |
| [Game reference 9] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lívia Debnárová | Goalies | Lovisa Lundström | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | Shots | 57 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 January 2024 20:00 | United States | 8–1 (2–0, 4–0, 2–1) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 914 |
| [Game reference 10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Layla Hemp | Goalies | Talina Benderer Alisha Berger | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 10 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 36 | Shots | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 January 2024 12:00 | Sweden | 0–4 (0–1, 0–3, 0–0) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 572 |
| [Game reference 11] | ||||||||||||||
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| Maja Helge | Goalies | Layla Hemp | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||
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| 12 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 28 | Shots | 35 | ||||||||||||
| 10 January 2024 16:00 | Switzerland | 1–2 OT (0–1, 1–0, 0–0) (OT: 0–1) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 1,011 |
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| Talina Benderer | Goalies | Lívia Debnárová | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||
| 31 | Shots | 27 | |||||||||
Playoff round
Winning teams were reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:[3]
- Higher position in their group
- Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
- Better goal differential
- Higher number of goals scored
- Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship).
| Rank | Team | Group | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
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| 1 | A | 1 | 9 | +28 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2 | B | 1 | 9 | +17 | 19 | 3 | |
| 3 | B | 2 | 6 | +4 | 12 | 2 | |
| 4 | A | 2 | 6 | −3 | 9 | 4 | |
| 5 | A | 3 | 3 | −3 | 9 | 5 | |
| 6 | B | 3 | 2 | −8 | 6 | 6 | |
| 7 | B | 4 | 1 | −13 | 3 | 7 | |
| 8 | A | 4 | 0 | −22 | 1 | 8 |
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 11 January | ||||||||||
1A | 6 | |||||||||
| 13 January | ||||||||||
4B | 0 | |||||||||
1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 11 January | ||||||||||
5 | 4 | |||||||||
1B | 4 | |||||||||
| 14 January | ||||||||||
4A | 0 | |||||||||
2 | 5 | |||||||||
| 11 January | ||||||||||
5 | 1 | |||||||||
2A | 2 | |||||||||
| 13 January | ||||||||||
3B | 0 | |||||||||
2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 11 January | ||||||||||
4 | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
2B | 2 | |||||||||
| 14 January | ||||||||||
3A | 4 | |||||||||
1 | 8 | |||||||||
4 | 1 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 11 January 2024 10:00 | Sweden | 2–4 (1–2, 0–0, 1–2) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 308 |
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| Maja Helge | Goalies | Aneta Šenková | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | Shots | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 January 2024 13:30 | Finland | 2–0 (0–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 265 |
| [Game reference 14] | ||||||||
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| Kerttu Kuja-Halkola | Goalies | Lívia Debnárová | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 2 min | ||||||
| 24 | Shots | 19 | ||||||
| 11 January 2024 17:00 | Canada | 6–0 (2–0, 1–0, 3–0) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 477 |
| [Game reference 15] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rhyah Stewart | Goalies | Talina Benderer | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | Shots | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 January 2024 20:30 | United States | 4–0 (2–0, 1–0, 1–0) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 189 |
| [Game reference 16] | ||||||||||||||
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| Natalia Dilbone | Goalies | Miriam Siebert | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||
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| 10 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||
| 58 | Shots | 7 | ||||||||||||
Semifinals
| 13 January 2024 15:00 | Canada | 2–4 (0–1, 1–1, 1–2) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 523 |
| [Game reference 17] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Hannah Clark Rhyah Stewart | Goalies | Aneta Šenková | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 8 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 47 | Shots | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 January 2024 19:00 | United States | 4–2 (1–0, 2–2, 1–0) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 481 |
| [Game reference 18] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Layla Hemp | Goalies | Kerttu Kuja-Halkola | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 6 min | Penalties | 4 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 44 | Shots | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Relegation game
| 13 January 2024 11:00 | Switzerland | 2–1 (0–0, 1–1, 1–0) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 412 |
| [Game reference 19] | |||||||||||
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| Talina Benderer | Goalies | Hannah Loist | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||
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| 2 min | Penalties | 0 min | |||||||||
| 26 | Shots | 21 | |||||||||
Fifth place game
| 14 January 2024 11:00 | Sweden | 4–1 (1–0, 3–0, 0–1) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 121 |
| [Game reference 20] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Lovisa Lundström | Goalies | Lívia Debnárová | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 6 min | |||||||||||||||
| 43 | Shots | 30 | |||||||||||||||
Bronze medal game
| 14 January 2024 15:00 | Canada | 8–1 (3–0, 4–0, 1–1) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 616 |
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| Rhyah Stewart | Goalies | Kerttu Kuja-Halkola | Referees: Linesmen: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 8 min | Penalties | 8 min | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52 | Shots | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gold medal game
| 14 January 2024 19:00 | United States | 5–1 (2–0, 0–1, 3–0) | Bossard Arena, Zug Attendance: 1456 |
| [Game reference 22] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Layla Hemp | Goalies | Aneta Šenková | Referees: Linesmen: | |||||||||||||||||
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| 31 min | Penalties | 6 min | ||||||||||||||||||
| 39 | Shots | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Awards and statistics
Awards
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Best players selected by the Directorate
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All-Star team
Source:IIHF.com |
Scoring leaders
List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Rank | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
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| 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +18 | 2 | D | |
| 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | +4 | 2 | F | |
| 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | −1 | 4 | F | |
| 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +7 | 4 | F | |
| 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | +7 | 2 | F | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +1 | 6 | F | |
| 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +7 | 2 | F | |
| 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +12 | 2 | F | |
| 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +10 | 2 | F | |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 2 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position
Source: IIHF
Leading goaltenders
Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Rank | Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
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| 1 | 192:00 | 2 | 0.63 | 40 | 95.00 | 1 | |
| 2 | 300:00 | 5 | 1.00 | 89 | 94.38 | 1 | |
| 3 | 120:00 | 4 | 2.00 | 48 | 91.67 | 0 | |
| 4 | 281:41 | 17 | 3.62 | 201 | 91.54 | 0 | |
| 5 | 297:02 | 12 | 2.42 | 139 | 91.37 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts
Source: IIHF
Final standings
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 18 | Champions | |
| 2 | A | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 9 | Runners-up | |
| 3 | A | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 6 | +39 | 15 | Third place | |
| 4 | A | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 9 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | B | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 9 | Fifth place | |
| 6 | B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 2 | Sixth place | |
| 7 | B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 4 | Avoided Relegation | |
| 8 | A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0 | Relegated to the Division I A |
Division I
Group A
The tournament was held in Egna, Italy from 6 to 12 January 2024.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 15 | Promoted to the 2025 Top Division | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 10 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 1 | Relegated to the 2025 Division I B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Group B
The tournament was held in Jaca, Spain from 8 to 14 January 2024.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | +33 | 15 | Promoted to the 2025 Division I A | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 4 | +29 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 32 | −27 | 3[a] | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3[a] | ||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 3[a] | Relegated to the 2025 Division II A |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
- In head-to-head games Australia 3 pts and +2 GD, South Korea 3 pts and +2 GD, Chinese Taipei 3 pts and –4 GD, Australia defeated South Korea 3–0.
Division II
Group A
The tournament was held in Heerenveen, Netherlands from 15 to 21 January 2024.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | +45 | 15 | Promoted to the 2025 Division I B | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 12 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 3 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 | Relegated to the 2025 Division II B |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Group B
The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 8 to 14 January 2024.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 12[a] | Promoted to the 2025 Division II A | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6 | +27 | 12[a] | ||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 85 | −84 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) result against closest best-ranked team outside tied teams; 6) result against second-best ranked team outside tied teams; 7) seeding before tournament.
(H) Host
Notes:
- New Zealand defeated Iceland 2–0